Medical Term:
dendrite
Pronunciation: den′drīt
Definition:
- One of the two types of branching protoplasmic processes of the nerve cell (the other being the axon).
- A crystalline treelike structure formed during the freezing of an alloy.
Synonym(s): dendritic process, dendron, neurodendrite, neurodendron
[G. dendritēs, relating to a tree]
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